Q: What do American radar operators in World War II have in common with modern day patients trying to decide if a whole body MRI scan is worth the money? A: Both have to be concerned if a blurry dot ...

A study led by Osaka University recently found that the sensitivity of rapid antigen tests (RATs) for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 when compared with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests was 0.63 ...

DeepSeek, a blood test that can detect HPV-linked head and neck cancers nearly a decade before diagnosis. By finding viral DNA in the bloodstream, the test achieved 99% sensitivity and specificity.

- Data from the NIH-sponsored Synuclein-One Study shows the Syn-One Test ® detected phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in skin biopsies of >95% of synucleinopathy patients - The prospective, multicenter, ...

WASHINGTON -- A blood-based test for the early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) met its prespecified sensitivity and specificity endpoints, according to results from the PREEMPT CRC study. Using ...

Next-generation Cologuard exhibited improved colorectal cancer specificity and sensitivity compared with results of the FDA registrational trial that led to approval of the noninvasive screening test, ...

Biomarkers are pivotal for confirming diagnoses, predicting disease progression, and tailoring therapeutic modalities. Recent ...

Studies analyzing four molecular tests commonly used to assess malignancy in thyroid nodules have high sensitivity despite several limitations, according to findings from a systematic review and ...

A novel PET perfusion radiotracer, 18 F-flurpiridaz, can diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) in obese patients with a higher sensitivity and specificity compared to 99m Tc-SPECT myocardial ...

Conclusions The K-D has fair test-retest reliability. The combination of sensitivity and specificity with any increase in time is better than other currently used objective measures of concussion.

Kennedy-Shaffer is a biostatistics educator and researcher at the Yale School of Public Health. There’s a thought exercise I like to do with my statistics students. Imagine a doctor who throws away ...